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Marie Lu
179 PointsWhen to use AND (and OR)
His so I had this code
def first_4(item):
list(item) and return item[0:4]
It didn't work unless i took out the and and put the return item[0:4] on the next line.
THIS DIDN'T WORK IN THE CHALLENGE... But it worked in workspaces... anyone know why? Regardless could you answer the following question below?
I thought it would work. Why didn't it work and in what situations should I use the and? Please tell me the same for or as I may run into the same problem in using or
2 Answers
Susannah Klanecek
5,825 PointsIf you are doing multiple things within a function you need to put them on seperate lines. the AND and OR statements are conditional statements that go into if/while as conditions for making the loop run, for example
if i > 5 and a < 3:
DO SOMETHING
you would never use and/or within a function to do multiple things.
Susannah Klanecek
5,825 Pointssorry I meant if statements and while loops, aside from the example I gave you could also do
while Something or Other_thing: do something
as to why it worked in workspaces, I don't know but it shouldn't have, workspaces sometimes have weird behavior
Marie Lu
179 PointsMarie Lu
179 PointsSusannah Klanecek By if/while loops do you mean if/else statements or for/while loops lol? Also, if what you are saying is correct... Why did it work in workspaces??